Specifications

Chapter 2: Windows Configuration 7
chapter 2
Windows Configuration
Installation of a Pro Tools|24 MIX or
Pro Tools|24 system on a Windows computer
includes the following steps:
1 Installing Windows XP (See “Installing Win-
dows XP” on page 7.)
2 Configuring your computer (See “Configuring
Your Computer” on page 7.)
3 Configuring Windows system software set-
tings (See “Windows System Settings” on
page 10.)
4 Installing Pro Tools hardware (See “Installing
Pro Tools Hardware” on page 14.)
5 Installing Pro Tools TDM software (See “In-
stalling Pro Tools Software” on page 17.)
6 Checking your Pro Tools system (See “Check-
ing Your TDM System” on page 19.)
7 Configuring your Pro Tools system (See “Con-
figuring Pro Tools” on page 21.)
Installing Windows XP
If you do not already have Windows XP in-
stalled on your computer, you will need to in-
stall Windows XP Professional edition or
Windows XP Home edition. Pro Tools requires
an activated version of Windows XP.
If you are changing operating systems, Digide-
sign strongly recommends a clean installation
of Windows on a newly formatted drive or par-
tition rather than upgrading the operating sys-
tem.
Configuring Your Computer
To ensure optimum performance with
Pro Tools, configure your computer before in-
stalling Pro Tools software.
If you are changing or upgrading your oper-
ating system, be sure to deauthorize any key
disk authorized plug-ins before changing or
upgrading to avoid losing any authoriza-
tions.
Before you make any changes to your com-
puter’s system settings, make a backup copy
of your registry (where many of these essen-
tial settings are stored). By doing so, you
will be able to restore your system’s original
settings in case of trouble. See your Win-
dows XP documentation for details.
If your computer does not provide the BIOS
configuration options included in this sec-
tion, or if you do not feel comfortable
changing system parameters, consult with a
Windows system administrator, computer
dealer, or manufacturer for assistance.